Arjun:
“Daddy! It’s night here in America… but grandma in India said it’s morning! How can it be night and day at the same time?!”
Daddy (Goutham):
“Great question, Arjun! It’s all because of how the Earth spins!”
Arjun (eyes wide):
“Like my spinning top?!”
Daddy (smiling):
“Yes, exactly like your spinning top! Imagine the Earth is a big round ball, spinning slowly. It takes one whole day — 24 hours — for the Earth to spin around once.”
Arjun:
“Okay… but what does that have to do with light and dark?”
Daddy:
“Let’s pretend the Sun is like a big flashlight shining on one side of the Earth. The side that faces the Sun gets light — that’s daytime! But the other side is in shadow — that’s nighttime!”
Arjun:
“So India is on the side with the Sun now?”
Daddy:
“Yes! And since we live on the other side — here in America — it’s nighttime for us. As the Earth spins, India will slowly turn away from the Sun, and we will spin into the sunlight!”
Arjun:
“Whoa! It’s like taking turns with the Sun!”
Daddy:
“That’s right! Every place on Earth gets its turn for day and night — just like how your top spins and everything around it moves.”
Arjun (grinning):
“I like Earth’s spinning game! So cool!”
Arjun’s Takeaway 🎯
Earth spins like a top 🌀
One side faces the Sun = Day 🌞
The other side = Night 🌙
That’s why India and America can have different times!
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